Knocknadobar, Cnoc na dTobar 690m mountain, Iveragh NW N: Knocknadobar Ireland at MountainViews.ie

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Iveragh NW Area N: Knocknadobar Subarea

Place count in area: 18, OSI/LPS Maps: 83, 84
Highest place:

Knocknadobar, 690m
Maximum height for area: 690 metres, Maximum prominence for area: 565 metres,

Places in area Iveragh NW:
Cen: Cahirsiveen:

Beenduff 479m

Beentee 376m

Foilclogh 497m
N: Castlequin:

Castlequin 361m
N: Killelan:

Killelan Mountain 275m
N: Knocknadobar:

Kells Mountain 633m

Kells Mountain East Top 612m

Knocknadobar 690m

Knocknadobar North Top 602m
SW: Ballinskelligs:

Bolus 410m

Killurly 331m
SW: Portmagee:

Formaoil 206m

Knocknaskereighta 395m

Puffin Island 159m
SW: Skelligs:

Skellig Rock Little 131m

Skellig Michael 217m
SW: Valentia:

Bray Head 239m

Geokaun (Valentia Island) 266m

Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such.

Knocknadobar Mountain Cnoc na dTobar A name in Irish (Ir. Cnoc na dTobar [OSI], 'hill of the wells') Kerry County in Munster Province, in Arderin, Vandeleur-Lynam, Irish Highest Hundred Lists, Purple sandstone & siltstone Bedrock

Height: 690m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 83 Grid Reference: V50648 84513
Place visited by 210 members. Recently by: niallellis, Arcticaurora, markwallace, amacsweeney, marymac, Mario77, overthehill67, bagoff, Oscar-mckinney, NualaB, Carolyn105, SeanPurcell, Ianhhill, maitiuocoimin, Beti13
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Longitude: -10.175084, Latitude: 51.993055 , Easting: 50648, Northing: 84513 Prominence: 565m, Isolation: 1.1km, Has trig pillar
ITM: 450631 584569, GPS IDs, 6 char: Kncknd, 10 char: Knckndbr
Bedrock type: Purple sandstone & siltstone, (Ballinskelligs Sandstone Formation)

Knocknadobar is a hill of pilgrimage. The stations of the cross were erected by Canon Brosnan in 1855. One of the wells referred to in the name is St. Fursey's Well, located at the foot of the mountain, near the start of the pilgrimage route to the summit. It is visited for a cure for eye complaints. See Máire MacNeill, 'The Festival of Lughnasa' (pp. 137-39) for details of the mountain pilgrimage. Knocknadobar is the highest mountain in the Iveragh NW area and the 128th highest in Ireland.
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High, bulky coastal peak with commanding views fr .. by group (Show all for Knocknadobar (Cnoc na dTobar))

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by Wilderness 27 Feb 2017

You can park your car on the west side of Knocknadobar either at Coonanna Harbour or the Pilgrims car park. I started my climb up Knocknadobar North Top from the harbour. The beginning of the climb is a little tricky as you have a few fences to climb over but overall a good challenging climb with amazing views. I came down the Pilgrims route expecting it to be a quick descent, but it turned out to be longer and twistier than I thought. At the top I got some of the best views I've ever seen. Linkback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/123/comment/18852/

Knocknadober, nestling on the very west of the Iv .. by osullivanm (Show all for Knocknadobar (Cnoc na dTobar))

This is my favourite walk in Ireland (I have done .. by conorobyrne (Show all for Knocknadobar (Cnoc na dTobar))

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